Exposure Limits in US – Alphabet Soup
Friday, 21 December 2012
Exposure Limits in US – Alphabet Soup Exposure Limits in US should be super simple. “Do not exceed #.” But it’s a government regulatory issue… so how simple could it be? Here is a summary of the primary exposure limits used by our government and industrial hygienists in the United States. Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) – OSHA
- Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
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Mold Testing is a Bad Idea?
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Mold Testing is a Bad Idea? “Mold testing” is commonly requested. People like the idea of collecting samples and getting actual data back from a microbiological lab, but mold testing results are highly variable and easily misinterpreted. For there to be statistical significance in the results there must be many samples collected, and most project
- Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
Comparing Air Quality Results from Green Festival and GreenBuild San Francisco
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Comparing Air Quality Results from Green Festival and GreenBuild San Francisco For those curious about indoor air quality… we are comparing air quality results from Green Festival and GreenBuild San Francisco. This is a very limited sampling method and sample size, so take these results with a grain of salt. But you must admit it
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San Francisco Air Quality Results from GreenBuild
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
San Francisco Air Quality Results from GreenBuild Hopefully those who were breathing at GreenBuild are still curious to what was in the air! Below are the air quality results from GreenBuild San Francisco – 2012. San Francisco air quality varies greatly from building to building. Would this building have met LEED standards? This is admittedly a
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Air Quality Results from Green Festival San Francisco
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Air Quality Results from Green Festival San Francisco We’ve been swamped so the release of the air quality results from Green Festival San Francisco has taken longer than expected. Hopefully those who were at the Green Festival are still curious! I don’t have enough time to provide too much commentary or interpretation of the results…
- Published in Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
Toxic Building Materials in Residential Construction
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Toxic Building Materials in Residential Construction A reporter from Angie’s List Magazine just asked for my opinion on toxic building materials in residential construction… and while writing my response I realized there was some valuable information to share. Hopefully Angie’s List Magazine will decide to run the piece. Here is my response to some great
Sick Building Materials Smell Bad – What if it’s too late and the building stinks?
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Sick Building Materials Smell Bad- What if it’s too late and the building stinks? At least once a week we get the following call… “We were so careful to only allow healthy materials in our project. But we just moved in and it stinks! We’re worried the building materials smell bad. Can you come test
- Published in Environmental Testing, Green Building Consulting